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Quad Creek Quartzite outcrop

View on map:45.092414°N 109.320316°W

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The Quad Creek Quartzite is the oldest known rock exposed in the United States dating to possibly 3.9 billion years old.  There is a dark mafic intrusion exposed in the road cut.  

References

  • Page 110 - Dicka, A. B., 2012, 101 American Geo-sites you've gotta see: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 250p.
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